Bowlista vs The Trough
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bowlista
Discover a superfood cafe offering healthy and delicious bowls. Visit their location in Foothill Ranch, California, or explore their offerings online.
- Superfood cafe
- Healthy bowls
- Cafe location
- Online presence
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Superfood Cafe located at 27472 Portola Pkwy #202, Foothill Ranch, CA 92610. www.thebowlista.com
The Trough
This app allows users to easily place food orders and manage loyalty rewards. It offers features like real-time driver tracking and Apple Pay for a convenient experience.
- Order ahead
- Manage loyalty rewards
- Real-time driver tracking
- Apple Pay integration
- Convenient ordering
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Easily place orders and manage rewards through the The Trough mobile app! Offering loyalty rewards, real-time driver tracking, Apple Pay, and more to make your experience smooth and convenient.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bowlista at none against The Trough's shown. Bowlista also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). The Trough's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 69%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Bowlista against 4.8 for The Trough. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bowlista has 170 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Bowlista's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Trough's.
Bowlista ships an update every 3 months, The Trough every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bowlista | The Trough |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (170 ratings) — better | 4.8 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 170 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Craver | Acelerate, Inc. |
Customer experience
Bowlista
The Trough
In-app purchases
Bowlista
No in-app purchases
The Trough
No in-app purchases
Questions
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